Monday, 15 February 2010

I had not visited Gigrin Farm in Powys since 'going digital' so took the opportunity of a day trip to see the long-staying Black Kite and many Red Kites (including a leucistic 'white' bird). Also caught up with Dipper and Goosander in the Elan Valley. A glorious day on arrival and departure, dampened only slightly by a couple of hours of overcast weather either side of Kite feeding time. In the circumstances I was pleased with this Red Kite shot taken at 1/500th second. For more photos of the Black and Red Kites click here.

Saturday, 13 February 2010

Enjoyed a cruise on the Exe Estuary courtesy of the RSPB - a great way to see Avocets, Red-breasted Mergansers, Great Northern Diver and Shag up close. The Mergansers seemed particularly approachable by boat, although still difficult to get good photographs of anything other than Merganser-butt vanishing into the distance. On the way home passed a number of black-tailed godwits and greenshank feeding very close to the road on the mud at Cockwood.

About Me

Welcome to Peter Moore's wildlife blog, created largely to compensate for a failing short-term memory by providing a record of my experiences watching and photographing wildlife. I have been fortunate enough to see over 450 species of bird and 61 species of butterfly in Great Britain, photographing most of these (badly) over the course of the last 15 years.